Merge

Merge combines a worksheet file with the current document. Returns a Boolean. Returns 'True' if the process is successful, otherwise, returns 'False'.

Syntax

object.Merge( FileName, Row, Col, Options, FileFormat )

Parameter

Type

Required/

Optional

Default

Description

FileName

String

Required

This provides the path and file name of the data file.

Row

Long

Optional

-1

This specifies the row of upper left corner to insert data.

Col

Variant

Optional

-1

This specifies the column of upper left corner to insert data.

Options

String

Optional

""

This specifies the import options.

FileFormat

wksFileFormat

Optional

wksFileFormatUnknown

This specifies the file type.

Remarks

The contents of the new file are merged into the worksheet at the active cell so be sure to position the cell at the edge of the existing data. Any cells in the existing worksheet that lie to the right of and below the active cell are overwritten with the contents of the merging file.

Example

This example demonstrates how to merge a data file with the current worksheet.

Wks.Merge(FileName:=SurferApp.Path+"\Samples\demogrid.dat", Row:=50, Col:=1)

Used by: WksDocument object

See Also

Import Files